An Unusual Presentation of Floating Thumb

An Unusual Presentation of Floating Thumb

Thumb hypoplasia has a varying range from slight hypoplasia to total absence. Type IV hypoplasia, also known as floating thumb, includes two small phalanges attached to the hand with a thin skin bridge containing neurovascular bundle. A fifteen days old boy had a mass-like floating thumb, unlikely t...

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Main Authors: Vakif Mehmet Keskinbicki, Ayse Sencan, Kahraman Ozturk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGEYA Publishing Company 2020-04-01
Series:Hand and Microsurgery
Online Access:http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=54923
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spelling doaj-890047a373de4727a38be0d9522a4f822021-02-09T18:57:41ZengSAGEYA Publishing CompanyHand and Microsurgery2458-78342020-04-0191535510.5455/handmicrosurg.5492354923An Unusual Presentation of Floating ThumbVakif Mehmet Keskinbicki0Ayse Sencan1Kahraman Ozturk2Health Sciences University Dr Ersin Arslan Teaching and Research Hospital, Division of Hand Surgery, Gaziantep, Turkey Health Sciences University M. S. Baltalimani Bone Diseases Teaching and Research Hospital, Hand Surgery Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey Health Sciences University M. S. Baltalimani Bone Diseases Teaching and Research Hospital, Hand Surgery Clinic, Istanbul, TurkeyThumb hypoplasia has a varying range from slight hypoplasia to total absence. Type IV hypoplasia, also known as floating thumb, includes two small phalanges attached to the hand with a thin skin bridge containing neurovascular bundle. A fifteen days old boy had a mass-like floating thumb, unlikely to frequently encountered. The family was advised to seek genetic counseling for accompanying abnormalities of the baby. Six days later, the baby showed up with the congested thumb. As an urgent treatment, the congested hypoplastic thumb was amputated under local anesthesia. [Hand Microsurg 2020; 9(1.000): 53-55]http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=54923
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description Thumb hypoplasia has a varying range from slight hypoplasia to total absence. Type IV hypoplasia, also known as floating thumb, includes two small phalanges attached to the hand with a thin skin bridge containing neurovascular bundle. A fifteen days old boy had a mass-like floating thumb, unlikely to frequently encountered. The family was advised to seek genetic counseling for accompanying abnormalities of the baby. Six days later, the baby showed up with the congested thumb. As an urgent treatment, the congested hypoplastic thumb was amputated under local anesthesia. [Hand Microsurg 2020; 9(1.000): 53-55]
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